Definitions

willing

[wil-ing] / ˈwɪl ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

agreeable, ready

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active amenable eager enthusiastic happy inclined pleased prepared prone responsible

STRONG

accommodating consenting content deliberate disposed fair feeling forward game predisposed prompt voluntary

WEAK

cheerful compliant desirous energetic favorable go along with in accord with in favor in the mood intentional like-minded obedient reliable tractable unasked unbidden unforced well-disposed willful witting zealous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic disinterested indifferent irresponsible unenthusiastic

STRONG

disinclined unprepared unready unwilling

WEAK

disagreeable

Example Sentences

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It’s best if everyone agrees on the meals beforehand, how much they are willing to spend, and then one person actually goes to buy the groceries.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“But with Traci, everybody looks to what she’s accomplished in the last four years and says ‘Thank you god we have this woman who is willing to do this for us.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

I’ve been on trips where half the people are willing to spend an hour in the kitchen and the other half would rather throw a pizza in the oven and call it a night.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The pope’s alternative is Nehemiah’s Jerusalem, a project governed by the people who will have to live with what gets built and are willing to grapple honestly with what they are building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

I bury my face in Belle’s rough coat, willing myself not to cry.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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